Launching a business is challenging. Especially if you aren’t rolling in the dough or have some sort of angel investor.

And I would argue that launching a not-for-profit is even more challenging given that many folks can’t wrap their heads around something that … well, that doesn’t make a profit.

Then, on top of all of that, launching a not-for-profit with a vision to do something that hasn’t been done before seems to be almost impossible. At least at times that’s how it’s felt to me.

We anticipated that it would be challenging; however, as they say, knowing it and living it are two very different things. Fortunately, we had a very clear call from God to step out in faith to launch TSC that not only informed our vision, but it also fueled our determination and girded our perseverance.

Given the inherent challenges, from the get-go we prayed for and pursued connecting with like-minded, well-known companies and organizations that could provide TSC with some sort of credibility. Giving TSC their seal of approval, so to speak, would potentially get folks to at least pause long enough to consider supporting us in some way - with their resources, their time, their insight, their connections, etc.

And this was confirmed by many folks at every step of the way along our TSC journey. So, we continued to pray and we continued to put one foot in front of the other … making calls, sending emails, networking, praying, trusting, persevering.